Resources for Bloggers
Part of the book I am working on “Boom and Bust in the Blogosphere” is how can a blogger learn about better blogging. The good part about blogging is that many top bloggers share their own experiences, both on line and in print media.
There are a number of excellent resources on line to help you be a better blogger. While there are obvious things to know about, some of the more arcane tricks, tips, and secrets to better blogging are hard to come by. The blogs about blogs and better blogging below will help the author learn how to be a better blogger, and how to use social networking to develop a community around your blog.
Resources on Line
Problogger is at http://www.problogger.net/ and is the best resource for new bloggers, how to start a blog, what to expect from blogging, as well as many helpful tips and hints on how to build a blog that will gather attention from the public. They also have a book that is in the book resources section.
Copy Blogger is at http://www.copyblogger.com/ and is another excellent resource with practical tips, tricks, and ideas on how to build a better blog. This web site covers many of the things you need to do in relationship to building out a better blog and improving your writing.
Better Blog community at Ning is at http://betterblog.ning.com/ and is a community dedicated to helping bloggers help themselves. The community is open, so that anyone can join in and participate with other bloggers who want to build a better blog.
Shoemoney is at http://www.shoemoney.com/ and covers how to make money from your blog. They also discuss SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and other things you need to know to help bring an audience to your blog.
Getting Attention is at http://www.gettingattention.org/ and covers information for non-profits, but many of the blog entries on this site can also help the regular blogger learn how to identify an audience and work with a community.
Better Blogging for Bloggers is at http://betterbloggingforbloggers.blogspot.com/ and is an excellent plain English language resource for people who are just starting out, and do not understand the internal blogging speak that many bloggers use.
The blog herald is at http://www.blogherald.com/ is another excellent site on how to be a better blogger, with many helpful tips and hints on how to write better, market better, and how to use a social fabric to develop your audience.
Book resources
While you might be surprised to find that in the Web 2.0 age we live in that books make a viable resource, all of these books cover topics and ideas that at their base are timeless. These are basic good business practices for blogging that have been learned since blogging took off in 2002 as a public way of expressing yourself. All of these books can be purchased on Amazon. Searching by ISBN will be the best way to find these books.
The Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media by Gawker Media ISBN-10: 1416532994
Evolve! : Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow by Rosabeth Moss Kanter ISBN-10: 1578514398
People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities by Ted Hart, James M. Greenfield and, Sheeraz D. Haji, ISBN-10: 0470120770
The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog by Rebecca Blood. ISBN-10: 073820756X
Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools by Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum. ISBN-10: 1564842347
The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual by Christopher Locke, Rick Levine, Doc Searls and David Weinberger. ISBN-10: 0738204315
We the Media by Dan Gillmor ISBN-10: 0596007337
Homo sarcasmus - The Best of the Blog Volume 1.0 by Heath L. Buckmaster ISBN-10: 0615204198
The New Influencers: A Marketer’s Guide to the New Social Media by Paul Gillin with a forward by Geoffrey A. Moore. ISBN-10: 1884956653
The Corporate Blogging Book: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know to Get It Right by Debbie Weil. ISBN-10: 1591841259
The IT Girl’s Guide to Blogging with Moxie by Joelle Reeder and Katherine Scoleri. ISBN-10: 0470168005
Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel. ISBN-10: 047174719X
Blog Schmog: The Truth About What Blogs Can (and Can’t) Do for Your Business by Robert W. Bly. ISBN-10: 078521576X
Blogging Quick & Easy: A Planned Approach to Blogging Success by Tom Masters. ISBN-10: 0979461405
What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting: Real-Life Advice from 101 People Who Successfully Leverage the Power of the Blogosphere (What No One Ever Tells You About…) by Ted Demopoulos. ISBN-10: 1419584359
Clear Blogging: How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them by Bob Walsh. ISBN-10: 1590596919
Schooling the Digital Generation: New Media, Popular Culture and the Future of Education (Professorial Lectures) by David Buckingham. ISBN-10: 085473726X
Social Networks Around The World: How is Web 2.0 Changing Your Daily Life? by An De Jonghe. ISBN-10: 1419683659
Start Your Own Blogging Business by Entrepreneur Press and J.S. McDougall. ISBN-10: 1599180472
Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World’s Top Bloggers by Michael A. Banks. ISBN-10: 0470197390
Web 2.0 Heroes: Interviews with 20 Web 2.0 Influencers by Bradley L. Jones. ISBN-10: 0470241993
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Well first of all, thank you for including my blog for this post. It’s kinda flattering, especially when the the other blogging sites included are really the giants of the blogosphere.
I must say, I felt really happy just reading this one.
Thanks!
Liane, you write good stuff that is helpful, hopefully my link to you, helps you deliver your message to more folks. Thanks for you blog!